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    "id": 643727,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/643727/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 3036,
        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "Thank you. I wish to contribute to this Bill, the Division of Revenue Bill. We are working under the new dispensation of our new Constitution where we have two levels of government. It has been provided that the national Government shall allocate some revenue to the counties. We need to look at the way this revenue as given to the county government is being used. As part of our oversight role, we should continue looking at it so that we minimise wastage. What we are experiencing is wastage both at the national Government and at the county government. It is as if we are devolving corruption from the centre to the units. The central Government has been responsible in withholding the revenue from these county governments. Sometimes, they delay so much that the county governments grapple with debts. There are so many things happening there like riots and staff going on strike. The other thing that we need to look at is the revenue allocation. Revenue should be given equitably. If we look at the Nairobi County, it is not like any other county. It is the place where 60 per cent of our GDP is located. If we are going to give Nairobi the same amount of money that we are giving Turkana County or those other smaller counties, it will be The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}